2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings & ProjectionsOutfielder #21

21. Starling Marte PiratesBA - .283HR - 15RBI - 62Runs - 77SB - 31

Marte led all qualified hitters with a .373 BABIP last year which led to his unusually high .291 batting average. Starling is someone that will hit double digit home runs and potentially steal 35 or more bases. I'm going to target Marte in a lot of leagues this year if I can get him for a good value.

Starling hit .289 at home and .293 on the road last year. He hit .303 against South Paws and .288 against right handers. Marte's 13 home runs was a new single season career high on any level of the minors; he's previous single season high was 12 home runs (2013 Pirates, 2012 Triple A and 2011 Double A).

The Pirate's Outfield led by Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco are one of the most dangerous in all of baseball.

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The Pirate's Left Fielder is a fixture in the lineup even though he was moved up and down it throughout the season. Marte recorded 130 at bats batting leadoff (.254), 99 at bats batting second (.293), 111 at bats batting fifth (.270), 65 at bats batting sixth (.415) and 77 at bats batting seventh (.286). If you look at those numbers it should be a no-brainer to bat him sixth but it doesn't work that way. Marte will bat where the team needs him the most.

Marte is becoming one of the safer Fantasy options out there as he contributes in every hitting category regardless of his spot in the lineup.